2016-17 Rugby Europe Divisions

[erginclass Profile]

General views and discussions.

Draws will have probably on 23-25 June 2016 in Rugby Europe General Assembly at Tbilisi.

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

@ Radisson Blu Iveria

Expect switch to French bonus system (+3t) for REC and
ONE revolutionary step re GRAND SLAM, which
I guess came from 6N committee = they seriously contemplate BONUSES

[Canalina Profile]

A pair of federations already published the new season pools and draws of Conference Two, although with no dates
I don't know if it's official and definitive or if it may be changed during the Tbilisi congress https://www.facebook.com/EstonianRugbyUnion/

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

Those schedules are subject to *streamlining* and *ratification*

In the web there are strong indications, that
top two levels = 1A and 1B = follow 6N, on release weekends, and
the order of games are set as per traditional FIRA template

Say, for #1 seed the schedule is:

odd year (2017) 6-1, 1-5, 4-1, 1-3, 2-1
even year (2018) 1-6, 5-1, 1-4, 3-1, 1-2 (decider!)

[mili678 Profile]

it will be home and away games ... two years like it was ...

[olivier Profile]

What did you expect ? The most important is the yearly relegation playoff.

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

Have I written anything opposite?

Yes, 2-year cycle, with same order of rounds for 1A and 1B

[NedRugby Profile]

It won't be a 2 year cycle any more, they have switched to a yearly cycle with promotion/relegation playoff from top to bottom.

http://www.rugbyeurope.eu/archives-article-798.htm

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

Fine, but this won't affect scheduling

For #1 seed it would remian:

odd year (2017) 6-1, 1-5, 4-1, 1-3, 2-1
even year (2018) 1-6, 5-1, 1-4, 3-1, 1-2

albeit #6 will be different

[dwpeate Profile]

Based on the grid on the link provided a few posts up, does anyone else think that its a bit odd the way they've been organised? Mostly they make sense:

C2 North
Hungary, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia

C2 South
Slovenia, Serbia, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Turkey

There isn't much in it in terms of distance to other nations, but something just wants me to see Hungary and Austria swap groups.

[Armchair Fan Profile]

American forumers will be more than happy about this, considering how much they talked about scheduling conflicts during U20 WRT: "From next season, subject to World Rugby agreeing to move the date of the Junior World Trophy to later in the year, eight teams will compete for the Rugby Europe U20 Championship."

[Coloradoan Profile]

American forumers will be more than happy about this, considering how much they talked about scheduling conflicts during U20 WRT: "From next season, subject to World Rugby agreeing to move the date of the Junior World Trophy to later in the year, eight teams will compete for the Rugby Europe U20 Championship."

[YamahaKiwi Profile]

Based on the grid on the link provided a few posts up, does anyone else think that its a bit odd the way they've been organised? Mostly they make sense:

C2 North
Hungary, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia

C2 South
Slovenia, Serbia, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Turkey

There isn't much in it in terms of distance to other nations, but something just wants me to see Hungary and Austria swap groups.

Yeah it's a pity the main partners of the old Habsburg Empire aren't together and if they couldn't be together, as Hungary is closer to the Balkan nations overall, you'd think hungary would be in the South group. but I will look forward to the Habsburg v Ottoman (Austria v Turkey) "battle". I'm sure there won't be any love lost between the Serbs and Turks either

As far as Hungary goes, maybe their distant cousins the Finns wanted the relatives in the northern group

[dwpeate Profile]

Based on the grid on the link provided a few posts up, does anyone else think that its a bit odd the way they've been organised? Mostly they make sense:

C2 North
Hungary, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia

C2 South
Slovenia, Serbia, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Turkey

There isn't much in it in terms of distance to other nations, but something just wants me to see Hungary and Austria swap groups.

Yeah it's a pity the main partners of the old Habsburg Empire aren't together and if they couldn't be together, as Hungary is closer to the Balkan nations overall, you'd think hungary would be in the South group. but I will look forward to the Habsburg v Ottoman (Austria v Turkey) "battle". I'm sure there won't be any love lost between the Serbs and Turks either

As far as Hungary goes, maybe their distant cousins the Finns wanted the relatives in the northern group

It could have been worse I suppose. Turkey and Estonia could be in the North and South respectively

[RugbyLiebe Profile]

As far as Hungary goes, maybe their distant cousins the Finns wanted the relatives in the northern group

I gets even better for any nerdy linguist: Estonia and its language is also part of the same language family.
So we have a Finno-Ugric vs. North Germanic group and then the historian's wet dream with a Habsburg vs Serbia vs. Ottoman group

[dwpeate Profile]

Suddenly it doesn't bother me so much

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

from RUGBY.GE

96TH RUGBY EUROPE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

On June 24-25/2016, Tbilisi will host the 96th Rugby Europe General Assembly, which will be attended by 75 top representatives of international and national rugby unions from almost 40 countries. Mr Octavian Morariu, President of Rugby Europe and IOC member, will lead the General Assembly in attendance of Rugby Europe and World Rugby officials.

The 2-day General Assembly will take place in Blu Iveria Hotel. On 24th of June it will start at 10:30 am. On 25th of June the meetings will start ar 09:00 am.

On 24th of June, after Octavian Morariu’s opening speech, Gocha Svanidze will take the floor to greet the General Assembly delegates on behalf of Georgia Rugby Union; following this, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs of Georgia Tariel Khechikashvili will address the audience with welcome speech.

Among the key topics to discuss there will be the planning of rugby tournaments schedules for the next season, and Annual Report presentation by Rugby Europe. Key point of the General Assembly is signing of multi-lateral agreement on centralization of commercial rights across Rugby Europe. Upcoming Olympic Games, which is considered as the strategic issue for the development of Rugby in Europe, will be followed to discuss.

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

Tariel KHECHIKA.SHVILI, sports minister, GEO
Giorgi KVIRIKA.SHVILI, prime minister, GEO
Octavian MORAR.IU, president, RE
Gocha SVANI.DZE, president, GEO RU
Gilles BIZO.T, director, RE

[Canalina Profile]

Even the prime minister? Rugby in Georgia is really felt as important

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

and PM is also KVIRIKA.shvili, albeit not MEKO

[Canalina Profile]

The report will be published monday. Next year calendar seems to have been the focus of the discussion.
I wonder if they discussed also about next year's Challenge Qualifying Cup

[FLIDTA RISXVA Profile Website]

another accolade for Giorgi Tchumburidze, GEO DO (development officer)




this one given in 2010

**ps** He is that famous person who was working at Madagascar in 1986-1988
and I quote when I need to

[antlat Profile]

Any news on the European qualifying format???

[Canalina Profile]

I subscribe the Antlat question
There should be several interesting news about incoming european competitions